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For the Saxons, this value is the final admission of the hopelessness of the Saxon cause. en.wikipedia.org

Sufferers can exhibit several symptoms including hopelessness, a decrease in experiences of pleasure, constant stress and anxiety, sleeplessness or nightmares, and a pervasive negative attitude. en.wikipedia.org

Counseling, psychotherapy, crisis intervention, family therapy, behavioral therapy and self-help group treatment are often used to encourage the verbalization of fears, anxiety, rage, helplessness, and hopelessness. en.wikipedia.org

The poem reflects the poet's utter dejection and hopelessness expressing the thought that the world will not correct itself, but perpetuate its evils in an ever-ascending spiraling pattern of violence. en.wikipedia.org

Critics found the story to be sodden with hopelessness all the way though, but excellently told. en.wikipedia.org

Her central themes are hopelessness, insecurity, absence and oblivion. en.wikipedia.org

The abject poverty and hopelessness he saw there affected him greatly, but he was ineffective in gaining converts and temporarily suffered a crisis of faith. en.wikipedia.org

The emotional state of an emaciated individual is often poor; feelings of depression, hopelessness, fear, anxiety and worthlessness may prevail. en.wikipedia.org

It is characterised by a prevailing and seemingly permanent sense of inadequacy, despondency, lack of vitality, sadness and hopelessness, shared by a high proportion of the members of a collectivity. en.wikipedia.org

I lived in the third world for many years and saw hopelessness, homelessness and grinding poverty every minute of every day. www.crikey.com.au

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